Shloka 22

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

बभूवुस्तनयास्सर्वे शोकाकुलि तमानसाः । सर्वं शोकाकुलं जातं नृपसम्बन्धि शैलप

Transliteration

babhūvustanayāssarve śokākuli tamānasāḥ | sarvaṃ śokākulaṃ jātaṃ nṛpasambandhi śailapa

Translation

وأصبح أبناءُ الملك جميعًا غارقين في الحزن في قلوبهم. وكلُّ ما يتصل بالبيت الملكي، وكذلك الأقارب الساكنون في الجبل، وقعوا أيضًا في حالٍ من الأسى.

Word by Word

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तनयाः: sons
• तनयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तनयाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शोकाकुल: distressed with grief
• शोकाकुल: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोकाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—शोकेन आकुल (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘that’ (emphatic/pointing)

• मानसाः: in mind
• मानसाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘in mind/mental’; तनयाः इति विशेषणम्

• सर्वम्: everything / the whole (situation)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समष्टिवाचक

• शोकाकुलम्: grief-stricken
• शोकाकुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोकाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जातम्: became
• जातम्: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण-क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘became’ अर्थे (predicative)

• नृपसम्बन्धि: connected with the king
• नृपसम्बन्धि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृपसम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (अव्ययवत् -इ अन्त); समासः—नृप + सम्बन्धिन् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘connected with the king’)

• शैलप: O Śailapa (lord of the mountain)
• शैलप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पाठभेदे ‘शैलप’ = ‘शैलपते/शैलप’ (vocative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himavan

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It shows how worldly bonds (royal power, family pride, social ties) are fragile and easily shaken by grief; in Shaiva Siddhanta this becomes a turning point where the pashu (bound soul) recognizes limitation and seeks refuge in Pati, Lord Shiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

When the mind is disturbed by shoka, the Purana’s narrative arc typically directs the household toward stabilizing devotion—approaching Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship, mantra, and vrata—so the mind becomes fit for grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady grief through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-puja with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha, converting mental agitation into remembrance of Shiva.